13 Best Free Merge PDF MAC Software

Here is a list of the best free merge PDF MAC software. These software let you merge two or multiple PDF files on Mac for free. You can easily choose to merge multiple PDF files into one. Merging files using these free software is quite easy. You can also merge PDF using commands, and typing it in the Terminal. OSX provides two native software to merge PDF on MAC, i.e.: Preview and Automator. Apart from these, there are a number of freeware for Mac to merge PDF.

Best Free Merge PDF MAC Software:

Out of the complete list of PDF Merge Software for MAC, I like pdfsam the most. It is due to the fact, that it lets you merge PDF file, sort PDF file, choose the pages of the PDF file to be merged, enter the password for the PDF file, and merge PDF file containing forms. Here you can also choose the option to specify the output PDF version.

Automator

MAC OS X features an Automator software that can be used to merge PDF files. It requires you to carry out some steps on your part in the beginning, so that you can create an Application or a Service that lets you merge PDF files. After you create the Application or Service once, you can then choose to merge the PDF files on MAC anytime you like. It was introduced in OS X Tiger version, and can be used later versions as well, like: OS X Leopard, OS X Snow Leopard, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Mavericks, OS X Yosemite, and OS X El Capitan.

How to merge PDF files on MAC using Automator:

Open Automator. Choose the Application or Service option as per your choice.

Under the Library tab browse to the “PDFs” option, and then choose the option “Combine PDF Documents” option. Drag it to the empty side and choose the option of either appending pages, or shuffling pages.

Under the “Library” tab browse to the “Files & Folders” tab and then select the “Move Finder Items”. Drag it to the other side and choose the saved location of the PDF file. You can also choose to whether replace existing files. Then save the Application/ Script in its native format and select the location and the name.

In case you choose the option to create the application, you have to select the PDF files that you want to merge, and then you have to drop the PDF files on the application.

In case you have created the script, you have to select the files to be merged in the finder, right click and choose the created service from the Services submenu.

Preview

Preview is a built in Mac software that can be used to combine PDF files for free. After being introduced in OS X Lion, it carries out a number of tasks, on: OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Mavericks, OS X Yosemite, and OS X El Capitan.

How to Use Preview to Merge PDF on Mac:

Open both the PDF files in Preview.

Then go to the view option, and choose the option to show thumbnails in both the documents.

Then select the pages of the thumbnails that you want to copy from one PDF file to the other. Drag the thumbnails from one PDF file to the other.

You can also choose the option to reorder the pages, and choose the option to rotate the pages.

Finally you can save the PDF file, and also make some minor edits to the PDF file if required.

PDFtk Server

PDFtk Server is a simple freeware for Mac which you can use to Merge PDF files for free. But in order to do so you have to have a basic idea of the Scripting language. It can be used on OS X Snow Leopard, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Mavericks, OS X Yosemite, and OS X El Capitan.

How to use PDFtk Server to merge PDF on MAC:

Download the MAC version of PDFtk server.

Open Terminal and browse to the location where PDF files are stored.

Then input the PDF merging command, along with the file names to be merged, and the final file name. Here you can also choose different options that are to be incorporated into the file.

Master PDF Editor

Master PDF Editor is a good PDF editor software which can be used to merge PDF files on MAC. But it is a bit tricky to use. It can work on OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Mavericks, OS X Yosemite, and OS X El Capitan.

Use Master PDF Editor to merge PDF files on Mac by following these steps:

Open a PDF file in Master PDF Editor.

Go to Document tab and choose the option to insert pages. Using the Browse button, choose the PDF file that you want to insert. Then you can choose the option to insert the PDF before page, or after page, before first page, or after last page.

You can also choose the page range, and whether choose the option to import bookmarks or not.

Then click on the OK button. Finally you can save the PDF file.

During saving as PDF this adds a watermark at the top and bottom of each page.